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Recognised as Colour

#8120C2

  • #8120C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8120C2 is a violet with RGB values 129, 32, 194 and HSL 276°, 72%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8120C2#8120C2
HEX#8120C2
RGBrgb(129, 32, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.1255, 0.7608
RGB percentages50.6%, 12.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(275.9, 71.7%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 83.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK33.5%, 83.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,462,530
CSS custom property--colour: #8120C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#7EDF3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#754E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.7Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Dark violet · ΔE 12.9Indigo · ΔE 24.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61C220
Analogous#3020C2, #C220B2
Triadic#C28120, #20C281
Split complementary#B2C220, #20C230
Tetradic#C23020, #61C220, #20B2C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDBAF4
Lighter +30%#C78FEC
Lighter +20%#B163E5
Lighter +10%#9B37DE
Darker −10%#641996
Darker −20%#47126A
Darker −30%#2A0A3F
Darker −40%#0D0313
More saturated +25%#8704DE
Less saturated −25%#7B3CA6

Channel breakdown

R129
G32
B194
Red129 (50.6%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue275.93°
Saturation (HSL)71.68%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 20 · B C2

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